Charqueadas is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul,

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. It is located on the southern side of the

Jacuí River The Jacuí River () is a river in Rio Grande do Sul state of southern Brazil. The Jacuí empties into the Guaíba River, an estuarine arm of the Lagoa dos Patos, a large coastal lagoon connected to the Atlantic Ocean. Sources The Jacuí River, ...

, in the eastern-central part of the state. The city is west of the state capital and most populous city,

Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the twelfth most populous city in the country and the center of Brazil's fif ...

, and belongs to its metropolitan area. The area of the municipality is , and it have a population of 41,258 (2020 estimate, IBGE), making it the largest municipality by population in the region. It borders to the south

Arroio dos Ratos Arroio dos Ratos is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Thanks to its soil, is nationally known as the ''National Cradle of the Coal industry''. The city is also known as the ''National Capital of the Watermelon''. See als ...

, to the north Triunfo, to the east Eldorado do Sul and to the west

São Jerônimo São Jerônimo is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is a municipality that is part of the watershed, the Jacuí River. See also *List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul This is a list of the municipalities in th ...

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